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Gizmodo The Future Is Here AI CEOs Predictably Suck Up to Trump Amid ‘AI Pause’ Debate 15 Sep 2026, 02:52 by Tom McKay OpenAI CEO Sam Altman requested a private meeting with Trump last week, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dialed up him on stage at an event. trump-nvidia-jensen-huang-1280x853.jpg 630 KB ‍ EPA to Power Plants: Flood the Air With As Much Coal and Oil Smog As You Like 15 Sep 2026, 00:35 by Tom McKay Donald Trump's EPA not only abandoned greenhouse gas limits on the power sector, but is practically begging for a court ruling that it never can again. qvacjg0pgiyes7jexoag-1024x576.jpg 172 KB ‍ Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin Innovation? Chargebacks. 14 Sep 2026, 23:30 by Kyle Torpey Crypto enthusiasts who once promised that permissionless payments would shatter the tyranny of traditional finance are now trying build third-party trust. banks-small.jpg 109 KB ‍ Scientists Warn This Year’s El Niño Could Create Brand New Extreme Weather Patterns 14 Sep 2026, 22:15 by Matthew Phelan Synergy between global warming and a type of El Niño not seen since the late 1990s could create unprecedented weather that scientists don’t have enough climate data to model. 2015-El-Nino-1280x853.jpg 310 KB ‍ Essential ‘American Horror Story’ Episodes to Watch Ahead of ’13,’ According to ‘AHS’ 14 Sep 2026, 21:30 by Cheryl Eddy The FX series has also announced a pop-up immersive experience for fans in Los Angeles. American_Horror_Story_13_witches-1280x853.jpg 836 KB ‍ A Reminder From Lina Khan: We Don’t Need New Laws to Prosecute CEOs at AI Companies 14 Sep 2026, 21:20 by Webb Wright A 1934 Supreme Court decision, for example, outlawed the “race to the bottom” dynamic that’s been sparking fear among AI circles today. LinaKhan-1280x853.jpg 808 KB ‍ Politicians to Humanity: Drop Dead 14 Sep 2026, 21:10 by Ece Yildirim AI executives are calling for slowing the pace of AI development. The people making the calls say not yet. trump-ai-regulation-1280x853.jpg 2 MB ‍ Mahershala Ali Is Grateful for One Aspect of Canceled ‘Blade’ Movie 14 Sep 2026, 21:00 by Jen Lennon Marvel paid for over a year of intense physical training for Ali's role as the Daywalker, which came in handy on another film. Mahershala-Ali-Blade-Marvel-Kevin-Winter-Getty-Images-1280x853.jpg 268 KB ‍ Scientists Thought Ancient Water Carved Martian Gullies. New Analysis Says Otherwise 14 Sep 2026, 20:20 by Gayoung Lee Turns out Mars' mysterious gullies likely aren't evidence of water, after all. frosty-gullies-mars-1280x853.jpg 3 MB ‍ Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI Decides It’s No Longer Worried About Apple’s iPhone Monopoly 14 Sep 2026, 20:00 by Bruce Gil The company moved to drop its antitrust claims against Apple while continuing its lawsuit against OpenAI. elon_grok_foia-1280x853.jpg 2 MB ‍ A Boy Spent 8 Hours a Day With a Laptop on His Body. He Ended Up With ‘Toasted Skin’ 14 Sep 2026, 19:50 by Ed Cara The boy's bruise-like rash on his abdomen was initially suspected as a liver injury. Child-with-laptop-1280x853.jpg 146 KB ‍ ‍ Mark Zuckerberg Profile Bravely Positions Him Exactly as He’d Like to be Seen 14 Sep 2026, 19:50 by AJ Dellinger If Zuckerberg is Augustus, Colossus is Virgil. mark-zuckerberg-2026-1280x853.jpg 507 KB ‍ ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Paul Wesley Still Can’t Quite Believe He’s Playing Captain Kirk 14 Sep 2026, 19:15 by Cheryl Eddy The 'Star Trek' cast member has forged a friendship with the 95-year-old William Shatner. Strange_New_Worlds_Kirk-2-1280x853.jpg 475 KB ‍ The Himalayas Are Melting Faster Than Ever. Scientists Worry Nepal’s Floods Are Just the Beginning 14 Sep 2026, 19:00 by Matthew Phelan A private group working with the Indian government is concerned that the Himalayan water cycle supplying south Asia’s rivers will dry up, but not before delivering apocalyptic flash floods. Glacial-lake-Tian-Shan-near-Himalayas-1280x853.jpeg 1 MB ‍ iOS 27 and Siri AI Are Officially Available to Download 14 Sep 2026, 18:40 by Kyle Barr The true Apple Intelligence invasion is here with iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, and more. Apple-Event-Sept2026-iphone-18-pro-17-1280x853.jpg 1 MB ‍ Massive Footprints Found in North Dakota Reveal How T. Rex Walked 14 Sep 2026, 18:30 by Passant Rabie The adult dinosaur had a 13-foot stride, and moved about as fast as a human walking at a brisk pace. excavated-trackway_credit-tyler-lyson-edit-1280x853.jpg 846 KB ‍ You Really Should Book Your Holiday Flights Right Now 14 Sep 2026, 17:45 by Matt Novak The average domestic flight now costs $390, up from $290 a year ago. airplane-jet-fuel-1280x853.jpg 620 KB ‍ Netflix Is Making a ‘Sonic’ Series for Little Kids 14 Sep 2026, 17:00 by Cheryl Eddy The streamer is also expanding its Sega portfolio with movies based on 'Crazy Taxi' and 'Stranger Than Heaven.' sonic-3-1280x853.jpg 202 KB ‍ Steam Frame Review: Valve Shows Us VR Was Always Meant to Be a Toy 14 Sep 2026, 17:00 by Kyle Barr The Steam Frame VR headset doesn’t do anything but play games, but there are so many more reasons to care. Steam-Frame-review-20-1280x853.jpg 642 KB ‍ Valve’s Steam Frame VR Headset Is Just as Expensive as the Steam Machine 14 Sep 2026, 17:00 by Kyle Barr The Steam Frame VR headset is all about gaming, and that means RAMageddon has taken the screws to its price tag. Steam-Frame-Wearing-1-1280x853.jpg 265 KB ‍ ‍ You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. By using Blogtrottr, you agree to our terms. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, edit this subscription, or manage all your subscriptions.